Health Policy
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CDC calls for masks in schools, hard-hit areas, even if vaccinated
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The VA, California, and NYC requiring employee vaccinations
The trifecta of federal-state-municipal
- vaccine
requirements arrived as the nation searches for ways to get more people...
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Sen. Schumer backs federal decriminalization of marijuana
Passage of the bill is highly uncertain because of strong Republican opposition in the Senate, where Democrats hold a narrow majority.
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Tennessee fires top vaccine official as COVID cases increase
In a written statement, Dr. Fiscus said she was the 25th of 64 state and territorial immunization program directors to leave their positions...
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Talking about guns: Website helps physicians follow through on pledge
A group has developed a national resource for clinicians who wish to address...
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Watchdog group demands removal of FDA leaders after aducanumab approval
“This decision is a disastrous blow to the agency’s credibility, public health, and the financial sustainability of the Medicare program,” critic...
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OSHA issues new rules on COVID-19 safety for health care workers
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Mistrust and Mandates: COVID-19 Vaccination in the Military
Part of the accountability we all bear for health care inequity and racism is to better understand vaccine hesitancy among military and veteran...
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CDC director cites rise in hospitalizations in urging teen vaccinations
“Among hospitalized adolescents, nearly one-third required intensive care unit admission.”
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CDC: New botulism guidelines focus on mass casualty events
The new guidance “was really specific [and] was meant to address the gap in guidance for mass casualty settings.”